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NYMEX Energy, Metals Futures Contracts Set Daily Volume Records On CME Globex®

Date 05/01/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it set daily volume records for total futures, as well as crude oil and heating oil futures contracts traded on the CME Globex electronic trading platform yesterday.

eSpeed Launches Aqua - Kevin Foley Will Lead New Equities Trading Business

Date 05/01/2007

eSpeed, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPD) has announced the formation of Aqua to bring new liquidity to the global equities markets. Kevin Foley, who as President of eSpeed, played a significant role in creating and expanding electronic marketplaces and products, will drive this initiative as President and CEO of Aqua and relinquish his role at eSpeed, Inc.

BATS ECN Passes 200M-Share Mark, About 9% Of Nasdaq-Listed Volume Sets Record Under New Ultra-Aggressive Pricing Plan

Date 05/01/2007

BATS Trading Inc.’s ECN set a volume record Wednesday with 223.3 million shares traded, about 9% of Nasdaq-listed volume and its fifth daily record since surpassing 100 million shares November 1.

Key Figures SWX Swiss Exchange And virt-x: Year 2006

Date 05/01/2007

For 2006, the SWX Swiss Exchange and virt-x both recorded new all-time highs in turnover and trading volume. Turnover rose by more than 36 % versus the previous year to reach almost the CHF 2 trillion mark. Trading activity in securitised derivatives virtually exploded - turnover in the segment grew by 49 %, and volume even registered a 62 % increase compared to 2005. At 8785.7 points, the blue chip SMI index fell just shy of closing the year at an all-time high. Particularly remarkable was t

New Bermuda Stock Exchange Business Continues To Build Momentum From 2005 Recognitions

Date 05/01/2007

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) reported that 2006 will be marked by the increase of interest in the Exchange created by two important recognitions which were received in 2005. In the second half of 2005 the BSX was granted both Approved Stock Exchange status by the Australian tax authority and designation from the UK’s Financial Services Authority.

ICE Futures Sets New Daily Exchange-Wide And ICE WTI Crude Futures Volume Records

Date 05/01/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced that its regulated futures subsidiary, ICE Futures, established new daily exchange-wide and ICE WTI Crude futures volume records yesterday.

Deutsche Börse Looks Back On A Successful IPO Year In 2006 - First IPO Of 2007 On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange: InterCard AG Informationssysteme

Date 05/01/2007

Deutsche Börse looks back on a positive year for the primary market in 2006. A total of 210 companies were listed for the first time in Frankfurt, with all segments receiving new issues. The number of IPOs on the Prime Standard increased to 40 companies (2005: 17 companies), while the number of companies going public on the General Standard rose to 9 (2005: 1 company). 59 companies were admitted to the Entry Standard, which was launched in October 2005 as the segment for small and medium-sized c

HKEx Exchange Participants Statistics - On-Floor And Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 05/01/2007

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor Main Board + Trading Only Stocks Turnover (in HK$ Mil.)

Oslo Børs - Monthly Statistics Derivatives 2006

Date 05/01/2007

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - December 2006

Date 05/01/2007

On 28 December 2006 , the Hang Seng Index reached a record closing high of 20001.91, ending trading above 20000 for the first time.   The Hong Kong securities market's total market capitalisation reached the all time high of $13,339,924 million on 28 December 2006 .   On 28 December 2006 , total dail